Kinsey’s Everyday Styling Routine

It's time for round four of Everyday Styling with Kinsey. Click here to see the rest- 1+2+3.

Growing up, my freckles were my biggest insecurity. I couldn't wait till I was old enough to wear makeup and cover them up. But in high school I realized if I'm going to have these freckles forever, I might as well learn to love them! Since then, I started choosing earth tones to highlight my darker features and compliment my millions of freckles.

I start off my makeup routine with a small amount of foundation on any blemishes and underneath my eyes. I use Rimmel London Clean Finish 230 Warm Ivory. I then cover my t-zone with loose powder by CoverGirl. If there is one makeup step I never skip, it's powder. I have naturally oily skin, so I try and keep a loose powder handy at all times. Next, I apply bronzer to my face, with an extra brush or two on my cheek bones. I switch up my bronzer quite frequently, but my favorite is bareMinerals Warmth All Over. I start off my eye makeup by first applying eye shadow. I'm an eye shadow fanatic, so I usually wear two or three shades at a time. I first apply a dark, copper color to my lid, then blend it up to a gold shade. Here I'm wearing Maybelline Eyeshadow in Golden Halo and Maybelline Eyeshadow in Copper Craze.I'm all about the cat eye look. I use Maybelline Waterproof Liquid Liner in black. Making sure I have a waterproof liner is really important to me during a photo shoot because I'm constantly squinting and looking through the view finder on my camera so my eyes tend to water a lot. To finish off my eyes I use an eyelash curler and CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara. Next, I lightly pencil in my brows. My brows are really dark, so I use a shade lighter so that they don't look too bold once I'm finished. The last step to my makeup routine is a good dose of chapstick. I wear Nivea Lip Balm, A Kiss of Moisture and occasionally A Kiss of Shimmer when my outfit has a little pink or violet in it. I've tried out lipstick and it's just not for me. Either that or I have yet to find my perfect shade. Until that day, I'll stick with my good ole chapstick.I have fine hair, so I always tease my roots a bit before styling.You can find my hair routine here. When I'm not sporting the mermaid curls or beach waves I've usually put my locks into a top knot. This has been my favorite during the summer heat. Thanks so much for sharing your styling routine, Kinsey! You are beautiful. ♥

Wonderful post for the makeup 🙂 I have a quick question, the last time Kinsey posted her beautiful beach waves and mermaid hair “how to” I tried it but couldn’t get the same results 🙁 I couldn’t understand the twisting part with the flat iron.. Do you think she could post a video how to? Would be great! Help please <3

I just love how she looks with no make-up! I thought the same on Emma’s post. I mean, they both do beautiful make-up routines and end up looking really pretty, but in the end I like the first picture the most. This just goes to show me that maybe make-up is not always necessary. I’m quite an addict myself and hardly ever feel pretty without make-up, although people keep telling me that I am. Now that I see these ladies are also prettier with a totally fresh bare look – maybe I should start looking at myself the same way.
No, seriously, the make-up is really pretty, but she just looks sort of smarter without, if I dare to say this. Less girly, more capable, daring, ambitious.

I just have to say that I have yet to see one of these everyday hair and makeup routine photos where the girl didn’t look 1,000,000 times better in the before photo. Perhaps that’s just my bias, but why are you girls covering up your lovely faces so much?

Kinsey looks so beautiful and she has such a beautiful smile and rarely smiles!! I love all of the tutorials of the everyday styling routines! 😀 It gives me tons of ideas for when I have rush mornings getting ready for work. Thank you! “Natural Beauty is just well, Beautiful”

wooooow, how beautiful!!
i have thick hair so it’s very hard for me to find the right technique.. but a friend of mine got also a straightener like this. i think i should try if it works better with this one then with my curler.

I am a big fan of Revlon’s Lip Butters in Pink Truffle. It’s a nice pink brown neutral shade. It has more color than a chapstick but not as heavy as lipsticks. I recommend it. Or any shade in the Lip Butters collection that you might like better.

Oooo thanks for posting makeup tips from a freckled girl! My coloring is similar to Kinsey’s and I always struggle with traditional makeup guides. I’ll be trying these tips out when I’m a bridesmaid this weekend!

I just clicked on the top knot link – sooooo interesting, I never knew you actually knotted the hair into place …. having said that my hair is sooooo fine I’m not sure it would work :o( … and anyway I guess it would need to get a lot longer … good to know though as I reckon at least one of my daughters is going to have gorgeous hair!